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TRICK OR TREAT, FREAK.

She was sitting in the library with Nancy and Steve. Trying her best to do this stupid calculus hommework while Nancy helped her out.

"I'm gonna Sharpen my pencil" Nancy said. Valerie nodded.

"what are you gonna be for tonight?" Steve asked, excited to share his costume.

"ill probably just use the same one as last year" Valerie said not looking up from her paper "and that was?...." Steve said "Freddy Krueger" She responded.

He nodded, He was still staring at her. Waiting for her to ask him the same question. When she didn't he said "oh wow thanks for asking me Val"

Valerie sighed looking up "what are you being for halloween Steve" he smiled "thank you for asking" he smiled sarcastically

"I'm being Joel Goodson from risky business"

"creative. I'm guessing Nancy is being Lana"

"well when you say it like that it doesn't sound creative" Steve said disappointed. Steve noticed that Nancy was zoning out "ill be right back" Valerie nodded

Not long after Steve pulled Nancy aside, someone took his place in the table.

"Val! can I call you val?" billy asked "you know you can't" she responded

"am I seeing you at that party later"

"you know, I was going to. but now that I figured out you where going, I might just skip." She said looking up from her paper.

"oh come on, and leave me hanging?" he said jokingly. Valerie did not find it funny.

She looked back down at her paper, ignoring him

"when are you going to let me take you out on a date?" he asked

"when are you going to stop trying?" Valerie remarked

Before Billy could respond Nancy and Steve made it back to the table

"Steve! what a pleasant surprise" Billy said smugly

"why don't you get out of here" Steve said with a straight face.

Billy looked back at Val with raised eyebrows. he winked at her, standing up.

While getting out of his chair he got intimidatingly close to Steve, looking in his eyes like he was going to de-thrown him.

once billy was gone the couple sat back down Nancy asked

"what was that?"

Valerie looked up "nothing." she shrugged

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When she told her dad that she was going to a party, he was excited for her. His daughter hasn't gone out since the party at steves when barb went missing.

She put on the sweater dress with brown and red stripes, holes in the dress by here thighs. She wore combat boots and the signature freddy hat. Along with a glove with fake knives sticking out.

HONK HONK

steve's car from outside. Once she got in the car they both raised there eyebrows. She looked good.

"what?" she asked flustered

Nancy shrugged while steve said "nothing, cool costume"

as they made it in front of the house, they were met with toilet paper littering the front lawn. Atleast two couples making out, one person throwing up, and everyone with red solo cups in their hand.

"shout at the devil!" was blaring from the speakers. Steve and Nancy were talking in a corner, while Valerie stood beside them.

"billy!billy!billy!" she could hear from a distance, making her roll her eyes.

suddenly billy, Tommy, and some other guy she couldn't remember the name of came up to them .

"seems like we have ourselves a new keg king harrington!" tommy shouted over the noise

"yeah, eat it harrington!" 'who even is that guy?' Valerie thought while scrunching her eyebrows.

Steve took of his glasses, licking his lips. Looking like he was ready for a fight

"valerie! you look....amazing" Billy said turning his attention from steve, looking her up and down

"you look....wasted" she couldn't deny, he was looking cute under this lighting. Billy laughed. Steve still stood there, while Nancy walked away.

"go" Valerie said, catching his attention "go get your girlfriend" Steve looked back at billy, looking him up and down while clenching his jaw.

No matter how much he didn't want to, he left anyways.

"so much.. tension" Billy said, Valerie just glared at him.

"you don't wanna mess with this girl" Tommy whispered in his ear. He was a bad whisperer

"Tommy's just saying that because he likes to hold grudges" she said with a smile on her face

"what grudge?" billy asked, curious "nothing." Tommy said

"yeah nothing. how is it doing, by the way?" she said sweetly, looking down

Billy laughed. He told the two boys to go away

"you still denying my offer?"

Without saying anything, she grabbed his collar, pulling it down. And kissing him. He grabbed her waist with one hand, leaning on the wall with another. She held his face with both her hands. His hands running up and down her waist.

They where making out for a while until "do you want to go upstairs?"

They where breathing heavily. Valerie contemplating between two options. Go upstairs and have sex with a complete dick. Or stay down here, and third wheel.

Besides, she needed a distraction.

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She just lost her virginity too Billy hargrove

Once billy left the room to go drink some more. Valerie sat there.

She was starring into space. She wanted this. She needed this. So why didn't it feel like that? why was the distraction not working? why did she need a distraction?

All these thoughts circled in her head, but the one that stuck out was, this distraction wasn't working. I need to find another.

She walked downstairs, after fixing her appereance. Heading straight to the drink table.

She didn't know what she was grabbing. She was just grabbing, and drinking. But it wasn't working. So she drank more.... And more.

It still wasn't working. Why wasn't it working?

She grabbed the nearest bottle and sat outside. Maybe the breeze would help her? It didn't.

She sat there, drinking, waiting. Waiting for something-- anything to hit. To get rid of this feeling inside her.

She started to sob. Why wasn't this working? it should be working, why wasn't it?

She heard footsteps rushing to a car. She didn't care to look up as she continued crying.

The footsteps stopped. And walked right infront of her.

Steve crouched right in front of her, just looking at her tear stained face

"it's my fault." she said. He just looked at her "it's all my fault" she sobbed

"what's your fault?"

"mia!" she shouted " i should've looked harder!" she was having a meltdown.

"hey- there was nothing you could do" he said, grabbing her face

she smaked his hand down " no!-No! before that! when she first went missing! i didn't care. i didn't look. I-me! i didn't even look! i shoul-i should've tried harder- i should've" Valerie could barely get the words out with all the crying

"i should've looked harder for her! for barb--" she breathed in shakily "i left her there! why did i leave her there" Valerie sobbed

"cmon let's get you home" Steve simply said "no! i can't go home i don't-- i can't" She said. steve was confused but did as she wished anyways.

He put her in the passenger side of the car, as she was still sobbing. She could barely stand straight.

Steve started driving. As she fell asleep. until they made it to the harrington house

Carrying her by the arm. Making sure she didn't fall.

They made their way inside. She suddenly woke up. about to throw up.

Steve ran to pick up a trash can to catch the puke. Holding her hair, and rubbing her back as she did so.

Once she stopped, she sighed.

not even looking at him, but he could still tell. she looked so tired.

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Not valerie with her impulsive decisions. She's crazyyyy. This whole thing with billy might bite her in the ass later.